TreasonousBastard
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Thu Nov-13-03 11:39 AM
Response to Reply #20 |
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Seems to me that the Navy wanted something with "admiral" in it to properly differentiate between stars and lower ranks.
The other services have well-defined differences between company, field, and general officers, and that "Commodore" just didn't fit in.
Fitting, though, that the flag officer of commodes is now the lower half.
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| -What's a "rear admiral?" And why aren't there any "forward admirals?" |
mistertrickster |
Nov-11-03 10:38 PM |
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A doctor who treats herrorhoids? |
greatauntoftriplets |
Nov-11-03 10:39 PM |
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Rear Admirals are in charge of the entire fleet |
neuvocat |
Nov-11-03 10:40 PM |
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Well in the old days . . .in the Navy |
qwertyMike |
Nov-11-03 10:44 PM |
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Not to be gay |
lynndew2 |
Nov-11-03 10:45 PM |
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There are Vice Admirals. Are they forward? |
Wwagsthedog |
Nov-11-03 10:46 PM |
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Rear Admiral = Major General |
mobuto |
Nov-11-03 10:47 PM |
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Yes, technically... but not really... Major Generals are in charge |
WannaJumpMyScooter |
Nov-13-03 03:03 PM |
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Rear Adm = 2 stars |
DemoTex |
Nov-11-03 10:52 PM |
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Eisenhower was a General of the Army |
mobuto |
Nov-11-03 11:16 PM |
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Grant, Sherman and Sheridan had 3 stars, no? |
WannaJumpMyScooter |
Nov-12-03 02:01 AM |
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Grant was a Lt. General |
NoPasaran |
Nov-13-03 12:29 PM |
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General of the Army... |
TreasonousBastard |
Nov-13-03 11:33 AM |
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General of the Armies of the United States |
Aristus |
Nov-13-03 12:50 PM |
#29 |
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Other armies use the term "Marshall", but Marshall Marshall was too funny |
SpikeTrees |
Nov-13-03 12:02 PM |
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The Navy doesn't have any one-star Admirals (aka Commodores) |
IndianaGreen |
Nov-11-03 11:00 PM |
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Yes, they do... they used to be called Commodores |
WannaJumpMyScooter |
Nov-12-03 01:59 AM |
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You go to the War College before you get your first star |
OldSoldier |
Nov-13-03 11:19 AM |
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so they go ordering the Brigadier Generals to do pushups and stuff? |
SpikeTrees |
Nov-13-03 12:34 PM |
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However, the Rank of "Commodore" Was Revived in Vietnam |
UTUSN |
Nov-13-03 12:56 PM |
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It's Navy rank |
scottcsmith |
Nov-11-03 11:01 PM |
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The rank of Commodore was retired years ago, ... |
rasputin1952 |
Nov-11-03 11:45 PM |
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1986 is when the rank of Commodore was replaced by RADM (LH) |
IndianaGreen |
Nov-12-03 12:01 AM |
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You are right |
IndianaGreen |
Nov-11-03 11:56 PM |
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After the Commodores sang disco |
WannaJumpMyScooter |
Nov-12-03 02:03 AM |
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Serious answer... |
OldSoldier |
Nov-13-03 11:25 AM |
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So they got a more embarrassing title... |
TreasonousBastard |
Nov-13-03 11:39 AM |
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When shit start rolling down hill… |
peterh |
Nov-11-03 11:23 PM |
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Heh, okay, got an education here . . . thanks |
mistertrickster |
Nov-12-03 05:59 PM |
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historically the rear Admiral was on the last vessel |
Kellanved |
Nov-13-03 11:49 AM |
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Old, old naval history... |
DrWeird |
Nov-13-03 11:59 AM |
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Here's a good synopsis of the term |
WorstPresidentEver |
Nov-13-03 12:04 PM |
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Captain of the poop deck |
underpants |
Nov-13-03 01:02 PM |
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Some information on Military Ranks (mostly Army) |
happyslug |
Nov-13-03 03:40 PM |
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REMF |
WeirdSceneGoldmine |
Nov-13-03 05:02 PM |
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I might be wayyy off |
absyntheNsugar |
Nov-13-03 05:19 PM |
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